Thursday, August 03, 2017

The Brotherhood By Shannon Condon Ward

The Brotherhood

By Shannon Condon Ward

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Starting where Finding Magdalena
left off, nineteen-year-old Maggie marries her fiancé, Mateo and moves to Milan
for his new job and her scholarship at the famous Milan Conservatory. She has barely settled in her new home when
Maggie uncovers the Brotherhood, a secret organization and finds herself
unwittingly involved in its sinister plans.
Along with Shep and the rest of his team, she leads the covert mission
to bring the Brotherhood to its knees.

Once again, Maggie embarks on a
dangerous journey that tests her mental and physical limits. Can she escape the
Brotherhood’s long reach and survive?

About
the Author

Born in
upstate New York, I was raised in South Florida where I was exposed to a
multicultural background. From the time I was in elementary school, I was
writing prolifically in journals and poetry.
I attended the University of Florida College of Journalism and
Communications and graduated with honors. Life happens and it was necessary for
me to put my writing aspirations on hold for a while. I still wrote poetry as
time allowed, but as a single mother of three boys, there wasn’t much
time. But time passes quickly and the
opportunity presented itself for me to begin writing again. I developed the
first story in Magdalena series, Finding Magdalena, in my head before I put
anything down on paper. I had the storyline, well-developed characters and
ending before I began writing. I also took the opportunity to travel to Spain
and Italy to do location research. It was a labor of love. I self- published my first book in September
2015 and then it was republished in the UK by Austin Macauley Publishers. The
second book in the series, The Brotherhood, came pouring forth like a
waterfall. The characters, now old friends to me, seemed to take over and write
the book themselves. I am currently working on the third installment of the
Magdalena series and another book which is a different genre, one that deals
with the relationship between three generations of women over three time
periods.

For me,
writing has always been a release, never work.
I hope that continues. When it becomes work, I will probably stop. Right
now, just the idea that people read my work and find enjoyment in it is a
thrill for me.

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